FOUNDATION
  • Accounting Systems
  • Cash Flow Processes
  • Advisor Coordination
HEALTH
  • Budgeting & Forecasting
  • Production & Operations
  • Banking & Capital
GROWTH
  • Strategic Financial Planning
  • Risk Assessments
  • Revenue
  • Operating Rhythm
VALUE
  • Succession or Exit Planning
  • Readiness & Attractiveness
  • Price/Multiple

Samuel Young

Samuel Young


CFO

Detroit Metro
About

Samuel has more than 20 years of financial and business development experience building sustainable business value, accelerating growth, and managing risk. His coverage areas span financial planning and analysis, business valuations, start-up growth strategies, M&A, restructuring, and project management. Samuel's track record includes closing financial deals with private investors and senior lenders and managing investor and bank relations.

Get to know Samuel’s other interests

Other Interests

  • What was your favorite vacation? Backpacking all over South America with friends and family.
  • What is your favorite way to spend free time? Playing board games and sports with my wife and two boys.
  • What is your favorite movie? When Harry Met Sally

Before FocusCFO

Samuel's professional experience includes Co-founder and CFO, VP of Global, and General Manager of Strategy and Planning in the technology, retail, and entertainment industries. Samuel also worked at Clermont Group making social investments and Houlihan Lokey as an investment banker. Samuel's most memorable job was serving in the Peace Corps as a Small Business Development Volunteer in Peru.

He received an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and a BA in Economics and Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences (MMSS) from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.

What attracted you to FocusCFO?

The opportunity to empower entrepreneurs to build lasting and transferrable value.

At FocusCFO, we help you direct your financial strategy and achieve your goals, giving you the freedom to change your life.

FocusCFO provides expert to help entrepreneurs like you overcome these obstacles and achieve sustainable, transferable business value.

Our fractional CFOs provide the expertise of a full-time CFO at a fraction of the cost, with the flexibility to scale your support as needed. You will gain a clear understanding of your financial performance, streamline your operations, and develop a strategic roadmap for success.
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Part of Your Team

Our experienced CFOs become an embedded part of your leadership team, providing strategic financial guidance to drive growth and profitability
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C-Level Experience

Benefit from the insights of seasoned financial executives who have decades of experience working in industry, not just for it, as financial executives and entrepreneurs.
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Team Approach

Leverage the collective wisdom of our collaborative team of CFOs - decades of expertise and best practices derived from a culture of collaboration and teamwork.

THE VALUE PYRAMID PROCESS

Guiding entrepreneurs on the climb to building sustainable, transferable business value

Our fractional CFOs provide the expertise of a full-time CFO at a fraction of the cost, with the flexibility to scale your support as needed. You will gain a clear understanding of your financial performance, streamline your operations, and develop a strategic roadmap for success.

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Production & Operations
Banking & Capital
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Accounting Systems
Cash Flow Forecasting
Policies & Processes
Advisor Coordination
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